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 ==== The General Traceability Obligation ====
-Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety, OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1. [[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02002R0178-20260101|EUR-Lex]]
+Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety, OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1. [[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02002R0178-20260101|EURlex]]
 __Relevance to algae:__ Article 18 of the General Food Law establishes a general, horizontal traceability obligation that applies to all food businesses in the EU:
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 ==== Lot Marking ====
-Council Directive 2011/91/EU of 13 December 2011 on indications or marks identifying the lot to which a foodstuff belongs (codification of Directive 89/396/EEC), OJ L 334, 16.12.2011, p. 1.
+Council Directive 2011/91/EU of 13 December 2011 on indications or marks identifying the lot to which a foodstuff belongs (codification of Directive 89/396/EEC), OJ L 334, 16.12.2011, p. 1. [[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32011L0091|EURlex]]
 __Relevance to algae:__ This Directive requires that pre-packed food products (and food not pre-packed when sold for mass catering or further processing) bear a lot mark — typically prefixed by the letter "L" — enabling the batch of production to be traced. The lot mark connects each individual pack to the batch production records held by the food business, enabling recall and traceability actions in the event of a safety issue.
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 ==== Aquaculture and Fisheries Product Traceability ====
-Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products (CMO Regulation), OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 1. [[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02013R1379-20241127|EUR-Lex]]
+Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products (CMO Regulation), OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 1. [[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02013R1379-20241127|EURlex]]
 __Relevance to algae:__ As covered in detail in [[algae:food:labelling|Food Labelling]], the CMO Regulation imposes specific traceability and consumer information requirements for algae and seaweed products sold as food in essentially unprocessed or minimally processed form. Beyond the labelling requirements, the CMO Regulation supports traceability through its requirements for lot/batch identification across the supply chain for fishery and aquaculture products. Producers of seaweed and algae products that fall within the CMO's Annex I product categories should be aware that their supply chain documentation requirements are supplemented by this Regulation.
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 ==== Official Controls and Documentation ====
-Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, animal health and welfare rules, plant health and plant protection product rules, OJ L 95, 7.4.2017, p. 1. [[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02017R0625-20250105|EUR-Lex]]
+Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, animal health and welfare rules, plant health and plant protection product rules, OJ L 95, 7.4.2017, p. 1. [[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02017R0625-20250105|EURlex]]
 __Relevance to algae:__ Official controls on food businesses — including inspections of production records, traceability documentation, and product testing — are carried out by national competent authorities under the framework established by this Regulation. Food businesses, including algae producers, must cooperate with official controls and must maintain traceability records in a form that enables efficient verification by inspectors.